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The Miami Review of ComicsEpisode 12 - The Cult of the Experts, with Sophie Franz and Daria TesslerToday we are joined by brilliant cartoonists and confirmed Luddites Sophie Franz and Daria Tessler to talk about the joys and sorrows of analog artmaking!
Through the magic of technology we fear and abhor, Soph and Daria were able to zap in from Portland, Oregon and join me on a grand tour of the world of analog tools, from pencil and ballpoint pen to gouache, collage, silkscreen, and more.
Thank you for listening and hope you enjoy this last episode of 2025!
Thanks as always to producer & sound engineer Jason Butler for helping us ge...
2025-12-191h 38
The Miami Review of ComicsEpisode 11 - Intergalactic Communist Movie Theater Comics, with Nathan GelgudIn his ongoing comic, Reel Politik, Nathan Gelgud harnesses the daily gag strip to explore cinema through the lens of radical politics (or radical politics through the lens of cinema??). The strip is peopled with a goofy but determined cast of characters hell-bent on fomenting Marxist-Leninist revolution by whatever means are available to them, having turned a small-town theater into a radical cell. The first collection of the strip has recently been released by Drawn & Quarterly.
In this episode, Nathan and I talk about his relationship to film and politics, and how these became the main focus...
2025-12-111h 15
The Miami Review of ComicsEpisode 10 - From Tossed Salads to Scrambled Eggs, with Katie LaneThis past spring, cartoonist Katie Lane had two books come out right at the same time: Single Camera Sitcom (Comics Blogger Books) and Girls Gone Wild #1 (2DCloud). In both works, Katie explores the struggles at the heart of our most intimate relationships and choices, with wit and sensitivity and candor. But the first thing the reader is likely to notice is the extreme visual shift from one book to the next.
Single Camera Sitcom, composed between 2019 and 2022, relies on bright digital collage and a variety of textual levels to tell a post-college picaresque. Girls Gone Wild #1, composed...
2025-09-301h 19
The Miami Review of ComicsEpisode 9 - Comics, Folk Tales, and Having a Good Old Think, with Michael KennedyWhat's the relationship between comics and folk tales? Are cartoon characters and folkloric figures made of the same eternal shape-shifting goop? And what happens when they show up at different historical moments ... in the English Midlands, say?
Today's guest, Michael Kennedy, is the author of Milk White Steed, a grandly ambitious collection of comics that explores history and narrative genre with equal fervor, making it the perfect springboard to have a good ol' think on all these questions and more.
Thank you to Jason Butler, as always, for producing this episode.
Xylophone outro...
2025-08-061h 12
Ask Dr. DrewThe Great Betrayals: Epstein Case Closed (No List?), Diddy Mischarged (On Purpose?) & The COVID Coup (Planned Before 2020?) w/ Emilie Hagen, Elizabeth Kucinich & Debbie LermanEmilie Hagen reports on the DOJ’s closing of Jeffrey Epstein’s case – with the government claiming there is no evidence he was murdered, and no client list to share with the public – and the Diddy trial verdict. Elizabeth Kucinich exposes the betrayal of America’s organic farming movement by Congress and industry lobbyists, while Debbie Lerman reveals how a militarized COVID response was planned long before 2020.
Emilie Hagen is a journalist reporting on the Diddy trial. She shares insights on her platform, Emily Knows Everything on Instagram. More at https://instagram.com/emilieknowseverything
Elizabeth Kucinich is...
2025-07-121h 24
The Miami Review of ComicsEpisode 8 - The Long and Short of It, with Sammy HarkhamIt's Sammy Harkham Day at the Miami Review of Comics!
In this marathon episode, Sammy and I dive deep into long form vs. short form comic-making -- epic graphic novels, standalone one-pagers, and everything in between.
We talk Kramers Ergot, Blood of the Virgin, and the past and future of Crickets! Will the next issue of Crickets be 48 one-pagers?! Listen to find out!
A few apologies:
First, despite my note early in the episode that we would be switching up the intro music, we have not, in fact, found or created a...
2025-06-301h 52
Two Librans10. No BulbsWelcome to the TENTH episode of your favorite podcaster’s favorite podcast, Two Librans. We’ve spent the better part of a week together on a European holiday, and haven’t killed each other quite yet, and even managed to finally edit another episode, based on this certified banger:We both agree it’s about living in squalor, but both Roman and the weirdos at The Annotated Fall think it has something to do with Mark E. Smith expecting the previous tenant of his flat to leave a belt for him to wear when the move out (?). There ar...
2025-05-3058 min
The Miami Review of ComicsEpisode 7 - A Very "Mailbag" MailbagWelcome to the Miami Review of Comics' Mailbag Extravaganza!
In this seventh episode of the show, producer Jason Butler joined me to read some listener mail and answer your most urgent concerns. Past guests also chimed in to reveal their answers to the question: "Has a drawing you made ever frightened you?"
In the back half we are joined by the wonderful Alex Laird for a chat about the way the indie comics landscape has changed in the last decade. And I shout out a few comics that were sent in to me. To those...
2025-05-191h 10
Ask Dr. DrewSasha Latypova: Covid “Military-Intelligence Operation” Dossier Alleges DOD Links To Pandemic Outbreak“Covid was not a public health event, although it was presented as such to the world’s population,” writes ex-pharma executive Sasha Latypova in The Covid Dossier coauthored by Debbie Lerman.“It was a global operation, coordinated through public-private intelligence and military alliances and invoking laws designed for CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear) weapons attacks.”Sasha Latypova is a retired pharmaceutical R&D executive with 25 years of experience, having managed contract research organizations for over 60 companies, including Pfizer and Novartis. She specialized in cardiovascular safety assessments, collaborating with the FDA. More at https://x.co...
2025-04-191h 18
The Miami Review of ComicsEpisode 6 - Saul Steinberg: Milking the GOAT, with Austin EnglishSaul Steinberg? Sure, he's the GOAT. But does Steinberg really mean anything to us in 2025? Even those of us who love him may find it hard to articulate what exactly he was up to.
Today, the Miami Review of Comics is joined by cartoonist, publisher, distributor & polemicist(!) Austin English to help unpack Steinberg's legacy.
Our jumping-off point is Austin's forthcoming essay on All in Line, a New York Review reprint of Steinberg's debut book of drawings. From there we get into Steinberg's evolution from a clever illustrator to a world class artist, putting his work i...
2025-03-011h 08
The Miami Review of ComicsEpisode 5 - Distro Inferno, with Neil BrideauHow do you get your comics to the people? Distros and shows!
Neil Brideau knows distros and shows.
A founding member of the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) and the Chicago Zine Fest, as well as the owner and operator of Radiator Comics (a distro and publisher), Neil has built his life around helping cartoonists find readers and find one another.
He is also our guest today! The episode was extra special because Neil and I got to talk face-to-face here in Miami.
Topics include Quimby's Bookstore, Dylan Williams, having and...
2025-01-181h 17
The Miami Review of ComicsEpisode 4 - Literary Foreground, Comics Playground, with Tana OshimaIn the comics medium's ongoing quest for respectability, the 21st century has seen a proliferation of so-called literary comics: buttoned up, digestible, "realistic" -- comic strips cosplaying as New Yorker stories.
Today's guest, Tana Oshima, explodes any ideas a reader might have about what a literary comic can or should look like. By day, Tana is an accomplished Japanese-to-Spanish literary translator, whose credits include books by Yu Miri, Hiroko Oyamada, Yuko Tsushima, and Nobel-prize winner Yasunari Kawabata. By night, she has produced (in English) a slew of playful, inventive comic books, a form that she co...
2024-12-111h 10
Ask Dr. DrewPre-Election Day Counter-Programming w/ Debbie Lerman & Lisa MironLisa Miron is a Canadian lawyer and litigator with 24 years of legal experience and a background in environmental science. She has managed her own law firm, specializing in complex litigation including class action suits and cases against government entities. Read more at https://lawyerlisa.substack.comDebbie Lerman is a 2023 Brownstone Fellow. She has a degree in English from Harvard and is a retired science writer – and practicing artist – in Philadelphia, PA. Read more from her at https://debbielerman.substack.com• SPONSORED BY JUVENT – If you’re serious about optimizing your health and wellness — especially if you want to st...
2024-11-081h 23
The Miami Review of ComicsEpisode 3 - Frames Per Second and Panels Per Onion, with Jesse McManusOn the show's third episode, Jesse McManus joins the Miami Review of Comics to talk about his ongoing romance with The Two Kinds of Cartooning: yes, comics and animation. Join us as we explore Nicktoons and Robert Breer, onion cutting and Muybridging, impossible books, comic strip physics, working out one's own scam, and much more!
You can email the show at miamireviewofcomics@gmail.com
Thanks as always to our amazing producer Jason Butler!
Links:
Jesse's website
Jesse's instagram
Bouy Boy (Jesse's student film)
N...
2024-10-281h 17
The Miami Review of ComicsEpisode 2 - Autobio Cartoonists in the Ignatz Thunderdome, with Josh Bayer and M.S. HarknessFor decades, autobio has remained one of the most beloved and debated genres within indie comics. In our second episode, we explore the form with two of its greatest contemporary practitioners, Josh Bayer and MS Harkness. Viewing their newest books side by side — Josh’s Unended and M.S.’s Time Under Tension — beautifully illuminates the variety and potential of autobio cartooning TODAY. (Both books are also nominated for Ignatz awards in this year’s graphic novel category!)
We talk about long-form vs. short form, getting your cookies and flowers, having a particularly stupid time in your lif...
2024-09-011h 26
The Miami Review of ComicsEpisode 1 - Instagram Comics vs. The Big Red Button, with Alex Graham & Cedar Van TasselIn recent years, Instagram has emerged as a crucial platform for indie cartoonists to find their voices and build audiences. At the same time, Instagram is horrible and we all hate it.
In this inaugural episode, we dive deep into the world of Instagram comics with two of the most engaging voices in the indie comics community: Alex Graham and Cedar Van Tassel. Alex's "Dog Biscuits" and Cedar's "Appleguy" are shining examples of how complex, intelligent, and highly entertaining stories can thrive within Instagram's rigid confines and sometimes-toxic ecosystem.
Join us as we explore:
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2024-07-311h 05
The Drew Barrymore ShowJoey King on Acting in Taylor Swift's "I Can See You" Music Video
"We Were the Lucky Ones" stars Joey King and Logan Lerman sit down with Drew to chat about their new limited series, growing up in the entertainment industry, and more!
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2024-04-0924 min
Thick LinesBest of 2023Katie and Sally run down their top comics of 2023. Books discussed include: The Shriekers by Molly Colleen O'Connell River's Edge by Kyoko Okazaki I Never Found You by Emma Jon-Michael Frank Social Fiction by Chantal Montellier Pirate Band by Juliette Collet Beauty by Hubert and Kerascoët Blood of the Virgin by Sammy Harkham W.W.R.E.C. by Max Burlingame & Angela Fanche The Comics Journal #309 edited by Austin English and Kristy Valenti The Sickness by Jenna Cha a...
2024-01-051h 37
Moderated ContentMC Weekly Update 4/3: Behold, The Algorithm (or, parts of it, sort of)Twitter is (partially) open sourcing its recommendation algorithm. In this special episode, Evelyn and Alex are joined by New York University Research Associate Professor Sol Messing to talk through what he found in the code.Twitter CornerMusk is now the most followed person on Twitter, passing former President Barack Obama. Hope it was worth every cent! - Emma Roth/ The VergeTwitter verification is officially pay-to-play as the platform began to slowly remove legacy blue ticks on April Fools’ Day. - Associated Press, Rachel Lerman, Faiz Siddiqui/ The Washington PostIn a blow to Musk’s core constituency, @catturd2 and Rep...
2023-04-0430 min
Two Idiot GirlsS3 Ep11: Fighting for Our Lives on the Toilet after a Wendy's Frosty &judging more food hot takes pt. 2hi friends!! we're back this week with more of us judging YOUR food hot takes and we truly feel like we learned so much more about y'all....and not in a good way???? in this episode we talked about why eating pizza at Red Robin is a sin, why Dunkin Donuts is not better than Starbucks, and why Drew thinks every white brunette man with blue eyes is Logan Lerman?? idk man sorry
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2023-03-141h 00
Ideas and LivesTheo Kocken, academic, finance entrepreneurTheo Kocken describes how his upbringing in a large family encouraged his independence. He drew on that experience to rethink the nature of risks by banks and pension funds. He discusses how he came to start Cardano Development in response to the need to account for scenarios that generate serious risks. He points out how his company built models that use derivatives to hedge long-term risks in pension funds. Theo highlights his work with banks, many of which become far more interested in risk management in the aftermath of the financial crisis. He has combined theory with practice, publishing a nu...
2022-05-011h 02
The Healthcare Leadership ExperienceIt's Nobody's Money with Drew Lerman | E.30Explore the challenges in healthcare finance. Episode Introduction In Episode 30 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience, Lisa is joined by Drew Lerman, Director of Finance at Southwestern Vermont Healthcare, to discuss challenges in healthcare finance and his upcoming book "It's Nobody's Money.'' Drew comments: ''…the challenges I see are accounts receivable, hiring, getting people through the door and planning on living on Medicare. …you have to be a profitable organization assuming that you're only going to be paid the Medicare rates.'' This episode is spons...
2022-01-2127 min
The Augsburg PodcastJill Dawe: The Connectivity of Music
Jill Dawe: I seem to still go back to this idea that there is a simple way to connect with people and to believe in the multifaceted dimensions of individuals and their creative possibility and their talent and their experience, and to build out from that. And I am incredibly honored and privileged, I feel, to be able to connect with the world and with Augsburg students through music.
Paul Pribbenow: Augsburg University educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders. I'm Paul Pribbenow, the president of Augsburg University, and it's...
2019-07-1000 min
Tales to TerrifyTales to Terrify 210 Hewitt LermanSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2016-01-2951 min